If I open Safari and go to www.google.com and type in a search the letter 'a' can't be typed. I have to press shift+a in order to type a capital letter a but can't type a lower case 'a'. I'm typing ...

I'm on Yosemite 10.10.4, using Safari 8.0.7.
When I press ⌘ + Shift + 7 Safari doesn't show all tabs, as it's supposed to be, but presents me with the crosshair you get when you would otherwise press ...

It's getting progressively worse over the last couple weeks to the point that I can barely type this question into my browser. I'm running OS X Yosemite with a wireless keyboard and mouse. It seems to ...

I just recently installed Yosemite in Virtualbox. Here's the installation video I followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYMEb0ZCfes
My OS is Windows and I'm trying to run Mac using Virtualbox.
I ...

I spilt coffee on an apple external wired keyboard. Taking the advice of other threads on this matter I washed it thoroughly and dried it, twice. However 2 of the keys are still non functional. Does ...

I changed the Fn key on my Macbook Pro to actually work in the reverse way (so, just hitting the F1 key actually sends the "Function 1" signal, rather than the brightness decrease signal when the Fn ...

In the last 24 hours, I've had my keyboard and trackpad completely stop responding. Both times it was while YouTube was playing, so I think the machine wasn't completely frozen, just the trackpad and ...

This has been the subject of a lot of discussions before and of a lot of answers. However, I have only found workarounds and band aids so far.
My seemingly simple goal is to obtain the same behaviour ...

I am running MacBook Air 13"
I need wireless keyboard, which I am going to use daily. Once in a while, I need to check some CDs or DVDs - mostly I take backup of photos shoot with camera and phone on ...

Often, when I'm typing in a super long command(usually ruby on rails console code), I decide that I need to do something else first and therefore, have to delete the command which I just typed(but not ...

First time OS X user here with a shiny new MBP and a burning question.
Former Windows users may know the Menu Key found on all standard keyboards somewhere to the right of the spacebar. Its function ...

So, recently I have being using the Character and Keyboard Viewer a fair bit and set up simple Alfred keywords that toggle the launch/quitting of these apps so as not to have to leave the keyboard.
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Im reposting another users question because I have the same problem but am brand new to the site and I dont have any reputation to answer/comment.I have gotten the keyboard to light up using xcode and ...

I use VoIP programs, and I use Caps Lock for Push-To-Talk (PTT) on those. The problem I experience is that when I push Caps Lock, I toggle the Push-To-Talk, which means that if I release Caps Lock, ...

In Yosemite I want to change my (Russian Rouble) currency symbol from RUB to ₽ but I don’t see any option to do that. I am aware of Character Viewer which lets to select and copy a desired symbol but ...

I've just moved from an older US MacBook Pro running Mavericks, and I've been able to write the Norwegian 'æøå' characters by using alt-', alt-o and alt-a.
On my new US MBP running Yosemite, all of ...

When I press "play" on the keyboard, iTunes starts up and launches the very first song of the very first album. I like Amy Winehouse, but everyday might be too much.
How can I change that? Ideally, ...

I think people have posted this before but I wanted to be sure the fix wasn't different for my particular model.
I am running a MacBook Pro, mid-2012 build, Yosemite (10.10.4).
I just got the thing ...

I'm trying to setup by MBP for use with a normal keyboard and mouse.
I've worked out that I need to change the Input Source to British-PC to get the correct key-map.
What I'm trying to find is a way ...

how can I use applescript to type in a specified area on the screen? I've tried the 'keystroke' command, but it doesn't seem to work. also, how can I use applescript to display an image? thanks a lot ...

I've been using my Macbook as my "everything machine" with Bootcamp and Windows 8.1 and I love it except for one thing. As a programmer, I do a lot of typing, and I use the fn + left / fn + right key ...

I'm trying to connect a wireless "Logitech office cordless desktop 2.4ghz" keyboard with a USB receiver to my Mac but I can't get past this step of the keyboard identification:
Also the key next to ...